American Secretary of State Pompeo asked China to cooperate with the U. S. investigation into the origin of the virus, in a transparent and open manner, open information to facilitate the investigation.
Pompeo spoke in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday night.
China`s Transparency and Openness
The question of where the virus originated has become a controversial topic between the United States and China, and even global anti-epidemic. Ever since china`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaker zhao lijian last month issued allegations that u.s. troops were poisoned in wuhan, the issue has attracted wider international attention, arguing that temperatures have risen sharply. A growing number of countries have responded to calls for government accountability to China.
In an interview with Fox News, Pompeo said people know the outbreak began in Wuhan, but the location needs to be determined. But, he said, China has so far insisted on denying U.S. scientists access to China for research, and could not go to places such as the Wuhan Institute of Viruses to conduct the survey.
Bold reform of WHO
Pompeo criticized the World Health Organization for its inaction on the issue. Mr. Pompeo said it was WHO`s responsibility to seek transparency and openness in the disclosure of information, but the organization did not. who need to take responsibility for this.
And the U. S. Secretary of State has criticized the WHO`s delay in announcing the world`s pandemic as it moved to China after the outbreak. Pompeo says it is gratifying that the rest of the world is now beginning to see the WHO problem.
Pompeo believes that bold changes must be made to WHO, not only to change its leadership, but also to its structure. After the reform, Pompeo said, it may happen that the United States will no longer continue to deliver taxpayer money to the organization.
Whoever leads North Korea, the goal of denuclearization remains the same
Speaking of the recent death leader Kim Jong-un his sister kim he is expected to succeed him as north korea`s new leader, ponpeo said that north korea`s problems have not changed, the goal has not changed, that is, north korea must abandon its nuclear program, must be denuclearized, and through verifiable methods to achieve denuclearization.
Pompeo said he and Kim Jong-un sister Kim are meeting several times, but whoever leads North Korea North Korea, we are asking. Pompeo wants a brighter future for the Korean people.
Fundamental differences between Trump and former Chinese policies
Laura Ingraham, Fox News host, asked Pompeo, Trump predecessor Barack Obama and his Secretary of State Kerry in an interview that the US should work with China on almost all international issues, whether regional security, cyberattacks, or trade.
Pompeo`s answer describes the fundamental difference between President Trump and Obama in dealing with China. He said the current government certainly hopes to work with China to solve all problems. But Pompeo said, first of all, it requires your partners to have the will to solve the problem.
For example, on cyberattacks, Pompeo said :" The biggest threat is not whether we have the ability to work with China, but to ensure that we have the resources to protect ourselves from Chinese attacks. "
"President Trump is very serious about such issues. "
He added :" We must recognize the challenge China poses to the United States ," and the United States will government "cooperate with China" if conditions permit.
